I am from Kumta, KA & regular observe this train. Demand is so much.
As per Railway rules, Originating station gets General Quota, they can't do away with it & give other quotas. The quotas you mentioned are applicable from Intermediate stations.
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more... there is cold war issue of revenue sharing between Zones. Train originating stations get higher revenue, followed by terminating zone. Intermediate/Passing zones get less.
When introduced in hurry burry, Train was running as UR Special between Karwar - Vasco - Karwar, as at that time there were new platforms at Madgaon works yet to complete. KR also gets some kind of revenue for Maintaining/Cleaning/Watering/Fuelling & other maintenance. If in any case it gets extended to Vasco, KR would lose that terminating revenue + other. So KR too reluctant to send to VSG,SWR.
Same holds true for Mangalore-Madgaon Passenger, Mangalore-Madgaon VB or the erstwhile Mangalore-Madgaon Intercity. They never extend it even if they is no single train from Vasco towards Mangalore or South.
On the other end, VSG, UBL Div, SWR is too reluctant to accept as they have loads of Freight running from or For Murmagao Harbour & have their all lines always blocked.
please wait...Translate to EnglishI'm from Kumta, KA & I check out this train regularly. There's a huge demand for it. Basically, according to train rules, the starting station has a General Quota, and they can't change that to give other quotas. The quotas you mentioned apply from the middle stations.
Also, there's this whole thing about money-sharing between different zones, like a cold war. The station where the train starts makes the most money, then the one where it ends. The middle stations get less cash.
When they rushed to get the train going, it was just a basic train between Karwar - Vasco - Karwar, 'cause the new platforms at Madgaon weren't ready. Karwar makes some money for maintaining/cleaning/watering/fueling & stuff. If they extend the train to Vasco, Karwar loses that cash + more. So Karwar ain't keen on sending it to VSG, SWR.
Same goes for the Mangalore-Madgaon Passenger, Mangalore-Madgaon VB, or the old Mangalore-Madgaon Intercity. They don't extend it even when there's no train from Vasco to Mangalore or down south.
On the other side, VSG, UBL Div, SWR ain't keen on taking it 'cause they have a bunch of Freight going to or from Murmagao Harbour, and their tracks are always full.